Proposal would see decommissioned power plants and mines rehabilitated and replaced by solar farms and other renewable energy projects
Coal-powered power stations, starting with Victoria’s most polluting, would be phased out from next year under a plan the Greens party will pursue if it wins the balance of power at next week’s state election.
The announcement is the first time the Greens have been specific about their priorities if the party manages to be a pivotal force in a hung parliament, considered possible especially in the upper house.